Blagrave Arms Grand Opening: Town pub gets new look
I’ve been busy lately. That and my irritating cold has made blogging harder than usual in recent days. No matter. Last night I was at The Blagrave Arms where, after several flutes at the Grand Opening (I will explain), I suddenly began to feel a bit better.
The Blagrave Arms was bought recently by my friend Naz and his partner Anna Korsgrove. His announcement that he was buying a pub surprised me, to say the least. He had a successful IT career, flying regularly to Scandinavia, so this seemed a considerably radical move to me. Last night, in his speech, he said how he and his partner had always wanted to do this. It was a shared dream. Now they are fulfilling their dream - how many people can say that?
Naz and Anna had a plan to transform the pub into a wine bar, giving it a lighter look (whitening the walls and darkening the floor) but retaining the Victorian bits. The result was seen publicly last night at the new-look bar’s Grand Opening. I thought Naz and Anna (formerly an auditor), both newcomers to the hospitality sector, had achieved something special. The wine list looks good (though I’m not an expert) and Naz even designed a new logo. Pop in and take a look!
Matt Brady on October 6th 2007 in Business, Gastronomy
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